Exclusive: Islamist Terror Enclave Discovered in Texas

A Clarion Project investigation has discovered a jihadist enclave in Texas where a deadly shooting took place in 2002. Declassified FBI documents
obtained by Clarion confirm the find and show the U.S. government’s concern about its links to terrorism. The investigation was completed with help
from ACT! For America Houston.

The enclave belongs to the network of Muslims of the Americas, a radical group linked to a Pakistani militant group called Jamaat ul-Fuqra. Its
members are devoted followers of Sheikh Mubarak Ali Gilani, an extremist cleric in Pakistan.

I don't know what's more news here, the fact that this "Clarion Project" found this place, or the Clarion Project itself...

Obviously we have all been waiting for some time to fond out what the next "terror attack" would be, or come from, and now, conveniently we have the
Clarion Project who's motto is:

Challenging Extremism / Promoting Dialogue

Who comes along and points a very very long finger at these people in Texas. Now I am far from saying that the group mentioned in this article are
good people, nor am I doubting that they could potentially be terrorists, or be up to no good, we simply do not know for sure, but... and here's the
but.

Why now?

Who is the Clarion Project "really" and not just what they say on their page and in their About Us? Why is "this" group being singled out at this
point in time... ??? What's going on that we have to once again be hyper vigilant about a terrorist group being right here in the United States?

The Clarion Project (previously the "Clarion Fund") is a nonprofit organization led by U.S. neoconservatives and rightwing Israelis that
produces alarmist films and publications aimed at hyping the threat of "Radical Islam."

In December 2010, the organization announced an advisory board including:

Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy, and President of the Center for Security Policy
Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, President and Founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy
Daniel Pipes, Director of the Middle East Forum and founder of Campus Watch
Dr. Harold Rhode, Former Foreign Affairs Specialist at the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment and Senior Advisor at the Hudson Institute

"Founded in 2006, the Clarion Project (formerly Clarion Fund Inc) is an independently funded, non-profit organization dedicated to exposing the
dangers of Islamic extremism while providing a platform for the voices of moderation and promoting grassroots activism."

I think that may answer a few things. They seem to be out to push the extremist agaenda again and keep everybody looking under the bed for the boogey
man...again.

The last time there was an "enclave" in Texas, it was Waco and that didn't end too well for most parties involved.

Wait a moment!!!!!!!!!!!!! stop the presses!!!!!!!!!!!!, I mean the online media,(this days), and you are telling us that some kind of private
invested organization discover a "terrorist camp"? in the US, what happen with the all spying agency call NSA, really what in the hell is going on,
NSA is spying on everybody, (in the name of national security) and they have a billion if no trillions of tax payer dollars invested in their
facilities and they could not find this "terrorist camp"?

Really, doesn't this should be the priority about this OP news? what in the hell is the NSA doing this days beside spying on innocent Americans, or
that is all the job they have.

America has been infiltrated by radical groups is been going on for years, but like those illegal immigrants that crosses the border and been rewarded
for braking the law so this enclaves get their privacy and rewarded so they can train terrorist.

There are "Muslim" enclaves all over the United States. Most of them set up in far out of the way places. I know some have been abandoned or moved
as well. This is not the only group.

I live in upstate NY and about an hour and a half south of me, basically half way between here and NYC, there is an enclave that is all but ignored by
law enforcement leaving them free to practice and enforce Sharia law in their little community. Its all muslims but i still find it interesting that
its allowed to happen. its almost as if people are so afraid of being seen as racist or prejudiced against Muslims that they'll let them get away
with nealy anything short of murder. Did I mention that they also have their very own training camp there as well? God bless amurika!

And wasn't there that town out west that some Neo-Nazi tried to buy out and set up his own town of like minded people? I believe that he was
shut down before he had the chance however.

Yes, it was in North Dakota I believe. They bought up a ton of property with the intent to move as many like minded people in to the town and pull a
defacto coup by bringing in enough outsiders to push any vote in their favor as they start stacking the deck w seats allowing them to create any
number of crazy laws they see fit. It's a scaled down racist version of how corporate America buys congress.

Maybe there was a Youtube video they were offended by? If so, Obama will be around soon to apologize.

They haven't officially been designated as terrorist apparently. I would assume that the feds have informants in there, if they have any reason to
suspect something sinister is going on. Obviously they know about the whole place.

I read the article and didn't find anything to out of the ordinary, 5.56 casings and shotgun shells aren't illegal if none of them are felons. The
only thing I find suspicious is the counter terrorism book, which I suppose could be used to counter-counter terrorism (detection avoidance?). If
true, that could be a red flag (in my opinion).

Thanks, you know the hypocrisy of the American government toward real dangers to law abiding citizens is staggering, they turn a blind eye when it
comes to what goes on behind this enclaves and other facilities around the nation, but they have no problem spending money to spy on regular
citizens.

Sometimes it makes you wonder about what kind of government we have and how their assign priorities.

I think that was my point, why now is this group suddenly (if they haven't done anything wrong) being "outed" by this organization that's sole
purpose is to root out Islamic Extremism???

Something doesn't seem "quite right" about the whole scenario, and I have to agree with Marg, the NSA spends MILLIONS every year spying on all of
us and this group has been here for how long and they didn't pick up on it but some "concerned private organization" did?

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson funds the group. It was previously called "RadicalIslam.org" but came under constant fire for fictitious stories of
"Islamists at our doorsteps" fearmongering.

The Clarion Project – previously known as the Clarion Fund – is notorious for producing several wildly Islamophobic films including Obsession:
Radical Islam’s War Against the West and The Third Jihad. It’s latest film, Iranium, argues for war against Iran.

Both AIC and the Clarion Project share many of the same anti-Muslim donors, including Sheldon Adelson, the Casino magnate who believes
Palestinians are an “invented people,” and is the main bankroller of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as a massive donor to the
US Republican Party.

First, let’s ask this question: Why would any Muslim or Muslim-group willingly take money or support from Adelson – the world’s 12th richest
person, who famously said this? Or what about the time he referred to Palestinians as “an invented people?”

In fact, Sheldon Adelson is infamous for being the single-largest purchaser of influence in American politics– and he readily admits as much. It is
a known fact that his key reason for donating eight-figures to Newt Gingrich was to influence the national conversation on Israel. So, when people
come to defend beneficiaries of the casino magnate’s money as some sort of glorified bank transaction – they are being disingenuous. Sheldon
Adelson’s money ALWAYS comes with a price.

Not only does the billionaire channel his immense assets in the area of promoting pro-Israel policy, he also channels it toward spreading anti-Muslim
paranoia. This is done via his Clarion Fund – which has produced anti-Islam propaganda films such as “Obsession” – which was distributed
widely in newspapers nationwide. The Clarion Fund made a follow up a few years later entitled “The Third Jihad,” an agitprop piece that outlines
a scheme for a “cultural jihad” being waged on American soil using “Muslim Brotherhood front organizations.” We’ll talk about that film in
just a bit – but let’s take a look at some of Adelson’s primary operatives for accomplishing his dirty work.

Now that you know who is behind the "Clarion Project" you can do your own research on Sheldon Adelson and his brand of Islamophobia.

I used to wonder why they let them exist, then after the Snowden revelations, I quit wondering and was happy they did. At least they know where they
are, who they talk to, what they are doing, etc.

Woops, I am confusing them with citizens. My bad!

A 2006
Department of Justice report states
Jamaat ul-Fuqra “has more than 35
suspected communes and more than
3,000 members spread across the
United States, all in support of one
goal: the purification of Islam through
violence.” In 2005, the Department of
Homeland Security predicted the group
would continue to carry out attacks in the
U.S.

...that last Thursday, only one day before the “devastating” sequester cuts were scheduled to kick in, newly appointed Secretary of State John
Kerry announced that the Obama administration will be giving $60 million to a group of Syrian rebels fighting Bashsar Assad. This hypocrisy was
quickly followed up with an announcement on Sunday by Kerry that the administration will be giving Egypt’s increasingly anti-democratic Muslim
Brotherhood government $250 million in return for promises of economic reform — which will rise to $1 billion if that reform is deemed
successful.

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